Helpful Hints

Your home buying process is well underway. The sellers accepted your offer to purchase. The home is officially under contract and you're counting down the days to closing. The lender pre-approved you, so buying the house is a sure thing, right? Not quite. Nothing is certain until the keys are in

Autumn is the perfect time to get your home ready inside and out for shorter, colder days. Tick these to do's off your list and your family, home and yards will be snug and secure.Prune Trees Hire a licensed arborist to remove dead or weighted branches on large trees. Have your gardener prune

Here are some pooch pointers Heloise , from “Hints From Heloise” has collected over the years:Lightly dusting a dog with baking soda can work as a dry shampoo. Sprinkle, rub and brush well. Baking Soda works well to get dog urine out of carpets.To get dog hair out of carpets use a

Let your home smile a welcome to buyers when the agent shows the house...Three's A Crowd Avoid having too many people present during showings. The potential buyer will feel like an intruder and will hurry through the house.Music is Mellow But not when showing a house. Turn off the blaring radio

It is important to understand the buyer-agent relationship. Get started by avoiding these common myths about working with a Real Estate agent.Home Buying Myth Number 1 I'll get the best deal on the house if I call the agent listed on the For Sale sign. Maybe, maybe not. That agent represents the

When it comes time to move from the old place to the new one, everyone could use a few handy moving tips.Sometimes, there are things about moving that we don’t consider until it’s too late: duct tape, bubble wrap, etc.Moving can be a headache, and no one likes it—but with a few

You’ve looked at your agent’s comparable market analysis, calculated how much you need out of selling your home, and havecome up with an asking price, but before you sign on the dotted line think of how buyers will react.Based on how buyers typically choose homes, will they feel your

To sell your home, you want your real estate professional to have many qualities, including experience, market knowledge, and great communications skills.Find the Professional Who is Right for YouAsk for ReferralsYour family and friends may know a good agent. Be sure to ask what they liked and

Thinking of selling? Before your house goes on the market, you want to tweak a few things, make improvements, small or large, that will pay for themselves in the eventual sale price. About one in ten remodeling projects is tied to a prospective home sale. But most changes will cost more than they

Everybody needs to negotiate from time to time; at work, at home, as a leader, as sales person, and as a consumer. For some it seems easy, but others view the process of negotiation as a source of conflict to be resisted and avoided if possible. Negotiation is a process and a skill that can be